In 1911, the brothers Robert and
Leon Morane along with Raymondem Saulnier,
established the Morane-Saulnier aircraft
factory. The first aircraft was built
in 1912. The Morane-Saulnier P was
a development of the type L parasol-wing
monoplane. There were also two single-seat
fighter versions, one with the standard
parasol wing and one with the wing
lowered to the top of the fuselage.
The "parasol" was a fighter reconnaissance
aircraft.